Companies that do NOT make a 1911

[TennJed]

A 1911 thread with a twist. Now that Ruger has joined the ranks of the 1911 makers, what major semi auto makers do not make a 1911 (or at least put their name on one). Also which of those companies do you want to see make one and which do you think would have the most sucess based on name only. So far I have:

Beretta
Walther
glock
HK
FN

 

[badger54]

Kel Tec

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[mljdeckard]

Ironically enough, Browning.

 

[TennJed]

Ironically enough, Browning.

They have a scaled down .22lr that is easy to find. They also offer a 45acp that (as far as I know) is offered as part of a set with the .22lr. I have not seen one in person, but are told they do exist

http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?fid=028B&cid=051&tid=800&bg=x

 

[henrifirstman]

I would love to see a Beretta 1911. I'd also like to see them make a 10mm "92" style.
(They'd have to replace the frame with steel instead of aluminum.
But I'd definitely like a 1911 from them.

 

[badger54]

I wonder if Glock will release the first polymer 1911.

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[TennJed]

I wonder if Glock will release the first polymer 1911.

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they have been made before, and somone (Rock River I think) is releasing one soon (or may be out already)

EDIT to add, it looks like Kimber and Wilson have made them in the past

 

[Oldnoob]

Steyr

 

[9mmepiphany]

I wonder if Glock will release the first polymer 1911.

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They would have to invent a time machine to do so as there have been a number of polymer framed 1911 sytle pistols around for over 20 years

 

[9mmepiphany]

I'd be interested in seeing the H&K 1911 that they designed with the help of Larry Vickers and Ken Hackathorn. I understand why they decided not to produce it, but I think it would sell pretty well

 

[EMS_92]

I think the HK 1911 was meant to be a modern gun designed around the .45 ACP like the 1911, not a literal 1911

 

[9mmepiphany]

They did a study of what features an ideal combat 1911 would have, then looked at how to produce it using modern manufacturing methods and to H&K standards, then they looked at the production cost and what they would have to sell it for to make a reasonable profit...and finally they looked at the potential pool of customer they could hope would buy it.

That is when they decided not to build it. There wasn't a large enough demand for them to recover their production cost and make a profit.

That is when they designed the HK45 as a update/replacement for the USP 45

 

[conhntr]

Nobody but colt makes a 1911.

 

[rodinal220]

BUL 1911 style polymer frames have been around for a long time.

http://search.aol.com/aol/image?q=Bul+1911&v_t=tb50-ie-customie9-chromesbox-en-us

I like HK quality and products but there customer service and attitude sucks. I'll stick with Colt.

 

[Thedub88]

I wonder if Glock will release the first polymer 1911.

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[mljdeckard]

What Colt makes is no more or less a 1911 than what anyone else makes. I had a 1991, it was nothing magical at all.

 

[balance 740]

Well Walther did make at least one 1911, so you may or may not want to take it off the list:

http://www.waltherforums.com/forum/classics/15392-walther-big-bore.html

 

[TennJed]

Well Walther did make at least one 1911, so you may or may not want to take it off the list:

http://www.waltherforums.com/forum/classics/15392-walther-big-bore.html

Did that make it out of the
Prototype stage? I would love to see one in person

 

[balance 740]

I don't think it did, and the only pictures of it that I know of are in the book mentioned in that thread.

The pictures found on search engines like google all seem to be of blank firing pistols, and not of the actual Walther Big Bore.

 

[jblackfish]

Kahr

 

[Skylerbone]

Kahr

Kahr produces the Auto Ordnance 1911s.

 

[jblackfish]

Kahr produces the Auto Ordnance 1911s.

Sorry, my mistake. I should stay out of this type of thread I guess.

 

[jon_in_wv]

I wonder if Glock will release the first polymer 1911.

I think that was a joke. A pretty good one at that.

 

[Blackstone]

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Wasn't this a rather well done photoshop?

 

[dallascj]

Apple and Ford are the only 2 I can come up with